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Patricia Lynn's New Play THE MAID & THE MESMERIZER To Have World Premiere At A.R.T./New York


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2024

Yearning for adventure, a spirited actress falls in love with a stage hypnotist in Patricia Lynn’s new play The Maid & The Mesmerizer. ...

2023 LUNGS Theater Festival to Be Held in June


by Blair Ingenthron - May 27, 2023

Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS), FRIGID New York and GOH Productions will present the 2nd Annual LUNGS Theater Festival on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 from 3pm-6pm at the 6B Garden...

Theater for the New City Presents THE CONDUCTOR By Ishmael Reed, March 9-26


by A.A. Cristi - February 09, 2023

In 'The Conductor,' satirist playwright Ishmael Reed attacks the race-baiting and divisiveness that were widely seen in the recent, widely-reported San Francisco School Board Recall.  ...

Tapestry Collective to Present the World Premiere of #SOSADSOSEXY


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 17, 2022

NYC-based feminist theatre group Tapestry Collective will present the in-person world premiere of “#SoSadSoSexy,” a devised play exploring Western culture’s ongoing fascination with, and misrepresentation of, depressed and unstable women....

Tapestry Collective and The Tank Present #SOSADSOSEXY This Month


by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2022

YC-based feminist theatre group Tapestry Collective is proud to present the in-person world premiere of “#SoSadSoSexy,” a devised play exploring Western culture's ongoing fascination with, and misrepresentation of, depressed and unstable women. ...

FOR COLORED BOYZ Will Have a Showcase at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival


by Stephi Wild - March 02, 2022

As Ntozake Shange's FOR COLORED GIRLS prepares for its Broadway run, award-winning Houston-based playwright Bryan-Keyth Wilson's Choreopoem FOR COLORED BOYZ has been selected to showcase at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival in New York City....

Hunger & Thirst Theatre Presents World Premiere Of DISCUS, A Fresh Retelling Of The Apollo & Hyacinth Myth


by Stephi Wild - February 01, 2022

Hunger & Thirst Theatre will present DISCUS, a new adaptation of the Greek myth of Apollo and Hyacinth, written by Becca Schlossberg and directed by Jenn Susi. ...

The Tank Presents SMARTPHONE LOVE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 10, 2021

After a long year and a half of theater venues being closed, The Tank is returning to in-person shows, 'Smartphone Love' being one of them. The play is so relevant to 2021, being a love story that is occurring during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic....

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Announces 2021 Online Theater Festival


by Stephi Wild - April 29, 2021

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe will present the world premieres of 13 short plays and monologues during a six-day online festival....

Past Shows

THE SHINE CHALLENGE, 2024
THE SHINE CHALLENGE, 2024
2/23 - 4/15/2024


The Nuyorican Poets Café presents Ishmael Reed’s newest play, “The Shine Challenge, 2024,” in a virtual reading available to live stream through April 15th, 2024.
New Play

HA-HA-HALLOWEEN!


Press Releaseimmigrantartists@yahoo.comThe Nuyorican Poets CafImmigrant Artists and Scholars in New York (IASNY) invite youto a fun and thought-provoking Halloween event this Sunday, Nov 1, at ...

The PennyPan Cabaret
The PennyPan Cabaret
3/21 - 3/22/2018


The PennyPan Cabaret is a trip through fantasy, causality and mythology by way of Arcadia, the NYC financial district and the West Village. Breaking the ...

The PennyPan Cabaret
The PennyPan Cabaret
1/25 - 1/26/2018


The PennyPan Cabaret is a feature-length theatrical show that weaves together fantasy and causality over the gritty backdrop of New York City life. Using original ...

Chocolate Dances presents Wild Women


CHOCOLATE DANCES Presents WILD WOMEN DANCE + ART + HANDCRAFTED CHOCOLATES Friday, December 2nd, 7PM Sunday, December 4th, 2PM Saturday, December 10th, 7PM Sunday, December ...

Growing Up Daddy
Growing Up Daddy
11/29 - 12/1/2013


Kraal ‘Kayo’ Charles’ Growing Up Daddy makes a much anticipated return to New York for a special weekend engagement on November 29th, 30th and December ...

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Jersey Boys in Off-Off-Broadway Jersey Boys
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54 Below (6/8 - 6/8)
Bring Them Back, a meta dark comedy by David Willinger in Off-Off-Broadway Bring Them Back, a meta dark comedy by David Willinger
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The Dinner Detective NYC (5/4 - 5/4)
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